Weekend Dessert - Delicious Cheesecake Recipes: Nut Crusted Amaretto Cheesecake
Delicious Cheesecake Recipes: Nut Crusted Amaretto Cheesecake By Christine Szalay Kudra Amaretto is sweet and flavorful almond liqueur with a base extracted from the pit seeds of apricots or almonds. It has been around for quite some time. It is exported from Italy and many people use it for making mixed drinks. However, it is also a wonderful ingredient to use while baking and cooking different types of dishes, including desserts. The almond flavored ingredient has a delicious flavor that is sweet and nutty. You can use amaretto flavoring as a substitute for almond flavoring. Recipe for Nut Crusted Amaretto Cheesecake What You Need 2/3 cup flour 3 Tablespoon sugar 2/3 cup ground almonds 1 teaspoon cinnamon 4 Tablespoons cubed butter or margarine 2 packages softened cream cheese 8 ounce 1 cup sugar 4 eggs 1 cup sour cream 4 teaspoons vanilla flavoring ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ cup amaretto ¼ cup brandy or cognac 1 ½ teaspoons almond flavoring 1 ½ cups sour cream 4 Tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon ...